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Stuart Ford (entertainment executive)

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Stuart Ford is a British-born film and television producer based in Los Angeles.

In February 2018 Ford launched AGC Studios, an international film and television production and global licensing company that develops, produces, finances and globally licenses feature films, scripted, unscripted and factual television, digital, and musical content from its dual headquarters in Los Angeles and London.

Ford is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Professional career

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Ford is a former entertainment attorney and studio executive who in 2018 founded AGC Studios.

Before IM Global, Ford was an executive at Miramax Films in New York where, in various executive capacities he was involved in the acquisition and/or production of numerous Academy Award recognized films including Shakespeare in Love, Chicago (2002 film), The Cider House Rules (film), Chocolat (2000 film), Gangs Of New York, and Amélie. He began his career in the early nineties as an entertainment industry lawyer at UK law firm Olswang.

Personal life

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Ford was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School, and later obtained both a BA and an MA in Law from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University.

Ford lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.[1]

Awards

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  • 50 most influential individuals in global cinema: Stuart Ford - The Guardian 2010 [2]
  • Variety Award for Achievement in International Film: Stuart Ford, IM Global - Variety 2015 [3]
  • Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Executive Member: Stuart Ford - 2017 [4]
  • Variety 500, 500 Most Important People in Global Media: Stuart Ford - 2021 [5]
  • Variety Billion Dollar Producer: Stuart Ford - 2023 [6]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ The Hollywood Reporter - IM Global's Stuart Ford on His Cannes Plans, Soccer Obsession and Beating Cancer - by Pamela McClintock - May 9, 2012
  2. ^ The Guardian - New Guardian Film Power 100 list - September 24, 2010
  3. ^ Variety - Stuart Ford, IM Global Feted With Variety’s International Film Award - by Variety Staff - May 14, 2015
  4. ^ LA Times- Motion picture academy opens its doors to 774 new members in latest step to diversify its ranks - by Josh Rottenberg - June 28, 2017
  5. ^ "Variety500". Variety. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  6. ^ AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford Honored as Variety’s Billion Dollar Producer in Cannes - May 20th, 2023